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Jodie Harland and Bethan Keane, two young women with very different goals and personalities, develop a strong friendship when the plight of a homeless puppy brings them together. Soon their shared joys and trials make them more like sisters than friends. Then tragedy strikes Jodie's family, and her faith begins to waver. Through it all, Bethan remains a loyal companion. But when Jodie's possible romance with Bethan's brother causes a rift between...
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Home! I want to get home! Although Marty had enjoyed her stay with Missie at her ranch out West, the tragic accident that cost Clark his leg had extended their visit to nearly a year. Now she and Clark are eager to go home to the rest of their family and their farm. In Marty's absence, the family has grown in maturity and independence. Luke, the "baby of the family," is studying to become a doctor. Ellie has blossomed into a lovely and capable young...
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It is 1864 and Eliza Spooner's husband, Will, has joined the Kansas volunteers to fight the Confederates, leaving her with their two children and in charge of their home and land. While her husband is away, Eliza takes in a a woman and child who have been left alone and made vulnerable by the war, and finds solace and camaraderie amongst a women's quilting group. When she is asked to help hide an escaped slave, she must decide for herself what is...
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Prairie legacy volume 1
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A girl on the Prairies is torn between loyalty to her parents and to a friend. Virginia is very much taken by adventurous Jenny, but her parents consider Jenny a bad influence and wish she would end the friendship. Virginia keeps stalling and is dragged into trouble by Jenny.
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Astrid Bjorklund is on the Red Bud Indian Reservation in South Dakota trying to stop a horrific epidemic. The elders are suspicious of her, but when some of their people begin to recover, they allow Astrid to continue caring for the sick. Upon returning to Blessing, she learns that the man she thought she loved cannot accept that God has called her to be a doctor. Heartbroken, Astrid fears she may have to give up her dream of marriage and family.
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Seasons of the heart volume 1-2
Keepsake volume 14
Thorndike large print Christian fiction
Keepsake volume 13
Keepsake volume 14
Thorndike large print Christian fiction
Keepsake volume 13
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Twelve-year-old Josh was being raised by his eighteen-year-old Aunt Lou. When he overheard Grandpa and Uncle Charlie talking about finding a fella for her, he knew something had to be done so his special family would not be broken up. Then, when that poor preacher came along, it really got complicated!
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Bridal Veil Island romances volume 3
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As she arrives at Bridal Veil Island with the Bridgeport family, Callie DeBoyer's just received a letter from her parents, missionaries in coastal Africa, stating they are in dire need of more personnel. Should she give up her governess job and join their important work? When she enrolls young Thomas Bridgeport in golf lessons, Callie meets Wesley Townsend, who urges her to take lessons as well. Callie comes to care for Wesley - until she discovers...
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[2014]
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Silver Matlock and Jared Newman know traveling together is a bad idea. Bad for Silver's already tarnished reputation in her small Colorado town, bad for bounty hunter Jared's secret, single-minded mission for revenge. But Silver is determined to track down the rogue who left her at the alter and stole the last remnant of her father's fortune. And Jared's in a hurry to hunt down the murderer who destroyed his family...even if Silver is too distractingly...
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Seasons of the heart volume 3
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With schooling behind him, Josh wonders what else life holds. Should he continue his studies and become a pastor? Is he to help his aging grandpa and uncle on the farm? With his friends moving on, Josh feels like his life has drifted to a standstill.
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In 1853, Abigail Scott was a nineteen-year-old school teacher in Oregon Territory when she married Ben Duniway. Marriage meant giving up on teaching, but Abigail always believed she was meant to be more than a good wife and mother. When financial mistakes and an injury force Ben to stop working, Abigail becomes the primary breadwinner for her growing family. What she sees as a working woman appalls her, and she devotes her life to fighting for the...
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Lady's maid Melinda Colson is forced to leave Bridal Veil Island before her beau, Evan, has had a chance to propose. Back at her employers' home, Melinda finds solace only in Evan's letters. But when news arrives that a terrible storm has struck the island, she knows she must find a way back to her love.
16) A quiet strength
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When her stetson-wearing neighbor left to seek his fortune, Virginia Simpson remained at home, sustained by hope and an expectant heart. Now that her beloved Jonathan is back, she can't wait to become Mrs. Lewis and begin the life she's always dreamed about. But married life isn't quite what she expected... When an old friend presents a surprising choice for the couple, Virginia must decide from whom to draw her strength. - Back cover.
17) Unyielding hope
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As a young girl, Lillian Walsh lost both her parents and a younger sister. Now in her twenties, after enduring the death of her adoptive mother, Lillian must find her place in the world. Just as her adoptive father is leaving for an extended trip to his native Wales, a lawyer appears at the door to inform Lillian that she has inherited a small estate from her birth parents--and that the sister she had long believed dead is likely alive. When she discovers...
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Kinship and courage historical volume 2
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Widowed during the westward trek with their husbands, 12 women must now press on alone over the Sierra Nevadas and into California. When they settle in Shasta City, California, their lives become even further entwinded with each other. Susan, blind and windowed, struggles to care for her two sons and shuns all offers of help. Mazy is determined to unravel the mysteries of her husband's past life. Mei Ling, Naomi, and Zilah are the anxious "mail-rder...
19) Fields of bounty
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Lilac Nielsen's dream has come true: handsome young Reverend Ethan Pritchard has αnally noticed her. Yet she must balance this new courtship with the pursuit of another dream--the publication of her artwork in a New York paper. She has secretly been submitting a series of drawings under a pen name, and if anyone traces the drawings back to her and αnds out where Lilac and her sisters settled, the entire Nielsen family could be in danger.
20) Ever constant
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"She's always determined to be the stable, reliable one. But now her commitment may destroy her. On the surface, Whitney Powell is happy working with her sled dogs and welcoming the new additions to her family through her sisters' marriages and an upcoming birth. But her life is full of complications, including an estranged father, that have her on the edge of losing control. Growing up, she was the strong sister, and she can't give that up now.When...